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The IRS’s Renewed Focus on Abusive Trust Arrangements

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Taxpayers have long utilized trust arrangements for the transfer of wealth to beneficiaries or for the protection of assets from creditors.  Generally, there is nothing nefarious about these types of arrangements.  Rather,...more

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IRS Releases New Guidance on Voluntary Tax Disclosures

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A bedrock of IRS administrative practice has been the voluntary disclosure. Where an individual or business has not filed tax returns or believes they may have criminal tax exposure for prior actions, IRS procedures have...more

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Los Contribuyentes con Cuentas Extranjeras No Divulgadas deben ACTUAR AHORA. El Programa de Divulgación Voluntaria de Cuentas en...

El 13 de marzo del 2018, el IRS anunció la terminación del Programa de Divulgación Voluntaria De Cuentas en el Extranjero (“OVDP”) desde el 28 de septiembre del 2018 (Notificación IR-2018-52). El OVDP ha estado disponible...more

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Taxpayers with undisclosed foreign accounts need to COME FORWARD NOW. Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program Ends September, 2018

On March 13, 2018, IRS announced the termination of the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) as of September 28, 2018 (Notice IR-2018-52). ...more

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IRS Ends Offshore Account Voluntary Disclosure Program

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The IRS recently announced that it is ending its Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) on September 28, 2018. ...more

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IRS Announces End to Foreign Bank Account Disclosure Program: What Can You Do Now If You Still Have Unreported Foreign Bank...

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The IRS recently announced it will be shutting down its successful Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) for unreported foreign bank accounts and income. The program will end September 28, 2018. Under the OVDP, first...more

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IRS To Terminate The Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program

On March 13th, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") announced that the offshore voluntary disclosure program ("OVDP"), which was first launched in 2009 and modified several times, will close to new taxpayers after September...more

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IRS Announces End of FBAR Voluntary Disclosure Program

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As I discussed in a prior blog post, if you have more than $10,000 in a foreign bank account, you are obligated to file Form 114 (commonly known as an FBAR). Failure to make this filing can result in significant civil...more

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U.S. Internal Revenue Service Cancels Offshore Amnesty Program

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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has just announced that it will end the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (“OVDP”) on 28 September 2018. ...more

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Why are US Citizens Renouncing their Citizenship?

A significant number of US Taxpayers living overseas have become “unbankable” where they live because of high account servicing costs for local banks (Foreign Financial Institutions – also known as FFIs) caused by the...more

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Paradise Papers, Panama Papers…. The Message is Clear: Report Offshore Accounts!

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First, the Panama Papers, and now… the Paradise Papers. The Paradise Papers contain the names of approximately 31,000 US citizens, including entities, or persons with US addresses....more

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Tax Payment Plans: What Do You Do? (Part 3)

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If an individual or business owes federal taxes and does not have the current ability to pay these taxes, the IRS can “seller-finance” and offer a payment plan with the taxpayer. The primary benefit of a payment plan is that...more

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Unfiled Tax Returns: What Do You Do? (Part 2)

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The United States has a voluntary income tax reporting system. U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and businesses here must annually file income tax returns with the IRS, reporting their “worldwide income”, deductions, and...more

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South Carolina Tax Amnesty for 2017?

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The South Carolina General Assembly approved a law in 2015 allowing the South Carolina Department of Revenue to offer an amnesty program to taxpayers in the state who have not filed tax returns and/or owe state taxes....more

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Cuando FATCA y los Programas de Amnistía Fiscal se cruzan, ¿será demasiado tarde para los contribuyentes Estadounidenses?

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Instituciones Financieras extranjeras (FFIs) y las autoridades fiscales de los países anfitriones le han proporcionado al IRS con una segunda ronda de informes de información sobre cuentas financieras mantenidas por los...more

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Spotlight On Alabama: A Busy Tax Year in Review

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It has been a busy year for developments in Alabama state taxation. In this tax alert we review many of the significant developments that have occurred over the last 12 months....more

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IRS Commissioner Hints That OVDP Modifications Are in the Works

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Since 2009, the Internal Revenue Service has offered three different amnesty programs for taxpayers with undeclared foreign bank accounts. These programs, the current version of which is entitled the Offshore Voluntary...more

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